Helegriel

Miyuta Komachi

"When the apple blossoms bloom"

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The Bjorketorp Runestone is a part of an ancient grave that also includes stone circles and other menhirs located in Sweden. Erected and carved between the 6th and 7th centuries, it is one of the tallest rune stones, measuring at 4.2 meters tall. While its inscription suggests it’s some kind of curse stone which protects the grave site, it has also been suggested that this might be a cenotaph: an empty monument dedicated to a person or group of people actually interred elsewhere. The inscription reads:

Violas in the morning breeze

Robert Hainard (1906 - 1999). Couple de Loups à l'aube. Color woodcut. September 8th, 1955.

“Little Brother and Little Sister” from the 1925 edition of Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm.